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Chartreuse

American  
[shahr-trooz, -troos, shar-trœz] / ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus, ʃarˈtrœz /

noun

  1. an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.

  2. (lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.

adjective

  1. (lowercase) of the color chartreuse.

chartreuse British  
/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, ʃartrøz /

noun

  1. either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers

    1. a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow

    2. ( as adjective )

      a chartreuse dress
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Etymology

Origin of Chartreuse

1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made

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Example Sentences

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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“Growth for growth’s sake is nonsense for us,” said Emmanuel Delafon, president of Chartreuse Diffusion.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Lisa Bauer, the owner of Seattle-based Chartreuse Landscape Design, says the first step in selecting a tree is evaluating the space you have in three dimensions to forecast the tree’s ultimate height and width.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The high temperatures aren’t helping firefighters battling a wildfire in the Chartreuse Mountains, near the Alps in eastern France, where authorities have evacuated around 140 people.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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